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Buffalo Bill Dozers Left Josh Allen and Caleb Williams on the Bench — and Won
Caleb Williams 37.26, Josh Allen 35.66, both on the bench. Trevor Lawrence in the lineup. Thomas still beat Greer 123–105.
Hank Calder|NFL / Film|September 14, 2026|6 min
Thinks Thomas is the most interesting roster in the room.
Thomas started Trevor Lawrence (26.1) and left Caleb Williams (37.26) and Josh Allen (35.66) on the bench, which in most leagues is how you get a group-chat intervention. In this one he beat Greer 123 to 105 anyway. I went back through it twice. The second time was not more reasonable.
Jalen Coker had 25.8 on the bench too. Kyle Monangai 18.4. Parker Washington, DJ Moore, Trey McBride, Cam Little, the Jaguars defense — they just kept scoring. Greer, who actually started the people you’re supposed to start, watched Ja’Marr Chase finish 1.2 and Rashee Rice finish 0. That’s a bad beat against a normal roster. Against this one it was just Monday.
If you can sit Josh Allen and still clear 120, I don’t know what the rest of us are doing.
He won’t get away with it every week. I also wouldn’t bet against the roster that just did it. Thomas has three titles and a team that scores even when he’s being dumb, and I keep waiting for that to stop being true. It hasn’t.
